Law Practice Management

The Tennessee Bar Association has a variety of resources and practical information on law office management issues available to help members better serve clients and practice more efficiently and effectively.

Below you will find the Practice Management Advisor Pipes Feed, brought to you by the Law Office Technology & Management Section of the Tennessee Bar Association. "PMA Pipes" is an RSS newsfeed that was designed by the ABA's Legal Technology Resource Center. It combines posts from the blogs of Practice Management Advisors from across the United States, as well as the ABA's Site-tation blog, into one convenient location. The blogs brought to you by this feed include: Law Practice Matters, Reid My Blog, Law Practice Tips, Law Practice Advisor, The Last Word, Thoughtful Legal Management, and Compujurist, among others.

Practice Management Advisor Pipes Feed

Two Ontario lawyers have notified us that they received an email from the purported Ulf Niclasson of Alps Nordic AB looking to retain them with regards to a commercial debt collection.
This is a classic bad cheque scam that presents as legal matter requiring the assistance of a lawyer. In this scam lawyers will be duped into wiring real funds from their trust accounts after depositing a fake cheque received as payment from the debtor (who is part of the fraud). See our Confirmed Fraud Page for...

Two Ontario lawyers have notified us that they received an email from the purported Peter Trygg of Goteberg Energi AB looking to retain them with regards to a commercial debt collection.
This is a classic bad cheque scam that presents as legal matter requiring the assistance of a lawyer. In this scam lawyers will be duped into wiring real funds from their trust accounts after depositing a fake cheque received as payment from the debtor (who is part of the fraud). See our Confirmed Fraud Page...

[Law Technology Today] Five Simple Strategies for a More Secure Practice

Information is currency in our technology driven economy, and lawyers tend to hold a lot of valuable information. Unfortunately, that makes lawyers and law firms attractive targets for a variety of scammers, thieves, and general n’er-do-wells. What can you do to protect yourself, your firm, and your clients?
In this 30 minute webinar brought to you by the Legal Technology Resource Center, explore security topics such as passwords, scams, physical security, encryption, and more. Join us for Five...

[Avoid a Claim] In the practicePRO Lending Library: The Lawyer’s Guide to Strategic Planning

This resource is a guide to planning dynamic strategic plans and implementing them at your firm. The authors writing style emphasizes practical application of sound planning concepts rather than focusing on a more theoretical approach. You’ll find specific suggestions on strategic planning for any size firm, in any practice area. You’ll learn about the actual planning process and how to establish goals in key areas such as law firm governance, competition, financial management,...

Are you in need of a mentor? Would you mentor someone if you had the time? Here is a possible solution for both. The OBA's Working Group on Lawyers and Real Estate has undertaken a mentoring initiative on their web site, www.lawyersworkinggroup.com. This mentoring initiative is set up so that everyone can participate with little effort. Go to the site, see the question of the month, click on the suggested answers provided or add a comment and you’re done.
The Working Group encourages all...

An Ontario lawyer has notified us that they received an email from the purported Howard Salter looking to retain them with regards to a breach of a business loan agreement. This is similar to other frauds of this kind we have seen. For a full description of how this fraud works and to see other names attached to it, see our Confirmed Fraud page that deals with business loan frauds.
Here is the initial email:
From: Howard M Salter
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
Date: 07/07/2013 01:42 AM
Subject:...

[Oregon Law Practice Management] Calling All Lawyers Who Advise Businesses

This post is for any lawyer who gives business advice. You may consider yourself a business lawyer, employment law practitioner, corporate lawyer, commercial law specialist, or debtor/creditor/collections expert. If your clients process writs of garnishment, read up! Garnishments represent an … Continue reading →

For many years, one of the big reasons that lawyers (and others) switched to Apple computers from Windows computers was security. The Windows world was (and is) one of frequent security updates, viruses and malware, firewall settings and software to manage all of the aspects of security. Security issues and concerns seem to be a regular occurrence and a necessary part of the care and operation of a Windows machine.
The popular notion was that in the world of Apple, all that disappeared. That’s...

LOMAP has now, for more years than I can count (I can’t count very high), offered free ‘start-up’ meetings for lawyers looking to establish their own law firms. At these two-hour meetings, we dedicate an hour to ‘traps for the unwary’/’things to think about before starting your firm’-style issues, and an hour to ‘developing a cost-effective technology platform’. Snacks are served in between sessions, including chocolate chip granola bars. (That’s right . . . chocolate chip granola bars.)...

[Avoid a Claim] TitlePLUS Resource: Tools to Help You Get Legal Work From Local Lenders

Want more business from local lenders? Talk to them; make yourself more visible.
To help you strengthen your position in your community, the TitlePLUS program created a resource “Tools to help You get Legal Work from Local Lenders.” This is a step-by-step guide, which includes instructions and precedents that you can use to promote your legal services and build relationships with neighbourhood mortgage lenders.
http://www.titleplus.ca/files/Toolkit12009.pdf

Law Practice Management Tips

TBA Resource Center

Visit the Tennessee Bar Center at 221 Fourth Ave. North, Suite 400 in Nashville, and check out any of the many publications about law office management that are available. Obtain forms, checklists and information about how to set up your practice. Free to TBA members.